Stories
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Community Connections
Meet the faces of Wiradjuri Preschool
Nestled in the middle of the University of Canberra Bruce campus, Wiradjuri Preschool and Child Care is home to some of the youngest members of the UC family.
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Sport, Health & Wellbeing
Lifetime of Leadership
A lifetime of work is seldom carried out independent of people. For sports medicine and sports science doctor Peter Fricker, people have been the foundation of his life’s work. So, when he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Canberra it held great meaning as recognition for his life’s work and an opportunity to acknowledge the people he had around him.
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Students in Focus
Staring adversity in the eye
Despite many challenges and adversity, University of Canberra student Astrid Watts has made some tremendous achievements.
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Sport, Health & Wellbeing
Embracing the evolution of stress
Research Professor Christian Cook, from the University of Canberra’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE), has been studying the impact of stress on high performing individuals – athletes, teachers and medical practitioners – and his findings have informed the need to develop coping mechanisms to deal with stress.
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Students in Focus
First Generation students add new chapters to family history books
The first in their families to attend university, the First Generation students are passionate trailblazers. Hear from three who are determined to get as much out of the higher education experience as possible.